Site Event/Activity record ELI14084 - Excavation on land at Horncastle Road, Wragby

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1408 7756 (250m by 278m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish WRAGBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Archaeological Excavation

Organisation

Allen Archaeology Ltd

Date

From 26 Apr 2021 to 13 Aug 2021 (between)

Map

Description

An archaeological excavation was conducted on land to the south of Horncastle Road, Wragby, prior to the construction of a residential estate on the site. The excavation focused on two areas identified as potentially archaeologically significant in prior trial trenching (see ELI14082). In Area 1, Roman activity including a kiln and kiln platform was encountered. In Area 2, the excavation confirmed the presence of an Iron Age ditched enclosure containing a series of ring ditches. Finds encountered included a large quantity of Roman tile and brick, some of which had hoof and paw prints, and in one case a human child's footprints, on their surface. An Roman fired clay sling shot and an Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch were also recovered. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2023. Archaeological Mitigation Report: Strip, Map and Record and Archaeological Monitoring on Land off Horncastle Road, Wragby. AAL Site Code: WRHR 21.
  •  Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2021. Archaeological Mitigation Report: Strip, Map and Record and Archaeological Monitoring on Land off Horncastle Road, Wragby. LCNCC: 2021.53.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Anglo-Saxon brooch, land at Horncastle Road, Wragby (Find Spot)
  • Iron Age settlement enclosure, near Horncastle Road, Wragby (Monument)
  • Roman industrial activity, Wragby. (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 4 2024 8:47AM

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